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Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
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379 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.4B invested in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

489% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.38M | Put options by funds: $914K

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 29

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 120

6.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.75% → 59.18% (+6.4%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 362 → 379 (+17)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.3B → $3.4B (+$96.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

Holders
379
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+4.7%
% of All Funds
4.97%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
53
Increased
171
Reduced
120
Closed
29
Calls
$5.38M
Puts
$914K
Net Calls
+$4.47M
Net Calls Change
+$2.4M

Top Buyers

1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$48.2M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$43.1M
3
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$35.4M
4
CTB
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
+$24.3M
5
AAP
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
+$23M

Top Sellers

1
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$61.2M
2
IRM
Income Research & Management
Massachusetts
-$50.1M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$47.7M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$26M
5
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
-$24.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
251
CGN Advisors
Kansas
$306K +$3.05K +44 +1%
PFS
252
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$304K -$84.8K -1,222 -22%
UFPG
253
United Financial Planning Group
New York
$300K +$294K +4,235 New
PA
254
Parallel Advisors
California
$299K -$81.2K -1,170 -22%
VFPW
255
Vantage Financial Partners (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$297K -$208K -2,991 -42%
RIM
256
Redwood Investment Management
Arizona
$297K -$36.4K -524 -11%
CF
257
Claris Financial
Virginia
$296K -$9.99K -144 -3%
Creative Planning
258
Creative Planning
Kansas
$295K -$114K -1,638 -28%
1CP
259
17 Capital Partners
Arizona
$294K +$42.6K +614 +17%
APWM
260
Argonautica Private Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$290K +$2.64K +38 +0.9%
DT
261
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$284K -$47.3K -681 -15%
CL
262
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$281K +$26K +375 +10%
TGAM
263
TBH Global Asset Management
Tennessee
$262K +$256K +3,693 New
WA
264
Westfuller Advisors
New York
$258K -$94.4K -1,360 -27%
WHG
265
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$256K +$251K +3,612 New
TT
266
TI-Trust
Illinois
$256K -$12.7K -183 -5%
TA
267
TrueWealth Advisors
Alabama
$256K -$2.98K -43 -1%
DW30
268
Drucker Wealth 3.0
New Jersey
$253K -$38.7K -557 -13%
SOAMC
269
Spirit of America Management Corp
New York
$251K +$1.32K +19 +0.5%
SWP
270
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$250K +$33.2K +479 +16%
WEG
271
World Equity Group
Illinois
$248K -$555 -8 -0.2%
WI
272
Westbourne Investments
Virginia
$247K +$241K +3,470 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
273
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$245K +$240K +3,463 New
OIA
274
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$242K +$237K +3,412 New
AF
275
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$238K -$116K -1,677 -33%
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BLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

379 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $3.4B — up 2.9% from $3.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new BLV positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $48.2M. The largest seller was Kestra Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $61.2M.

  • 379 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) as of Q3 2025, up from 362 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.4B of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 29 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $48.2M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Kestra Advisory Services, an estimated $61.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.